Reflections on the course:
"Udayan is the best filmmaking teacher I have ever had. He surrounded himself on the course with equally talented professionals in cinematography, editing, production design, and acting. Udayan's vast experience as a film director, mixed with his passion, thoroughness, natural authority and generosity of knowledge meant we learnt so much in a short amount of time. The course definitely had a direct impact on my approach to film producing & collaborations with filmmakers."
WHAT HAPPENED NEXT:
"Two months after the Summer School, I left my job of four years to become a producer.
One of my first shorts as co-producer, SOME CANDID OBSERVATIONS ON THE EVE OF THE END OF THE WORLD, premièred at the 2014 London Film Festival. Supported by Film London, it won the London Calling Best Film Jury Award by Film London, before being BAFTA long-listed in the Short Film Category.
I then produced three bonus features for the feature documentary STILL THE ENEMY WITHIN for its online and DVD, released in 2015. The film won the Sheffield DocFest Audience Award. My role was divided between producing extra footage/interviews and edit producing.
Two of my films screened at the 2015 London Short Film Festival. One was a dark comedy called SHUT UP. The original story was by the director and writer Sam Bain (best known for the Channel 4 sitcom PEEP SHOW). The other, GONE, was a branded narrative short spec for Kleenex, faux-documentary style."